Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (1928)

Director:

René Clair

Writers:

René Clair (writer)
Eugène Labiche (play)

Release Date:

13 January 1928 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

On his way through the woods to his marriage, Fadinard's horse eats the hat of a married lady spending here a few moments with her lover...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play

Cast

Albert Préjean	...	Ferdinand
Geymond Vital	...	Lt. Tavernier
Olga Tschechowa	...	Anais de Beauperthuis
Paul Ollivier	...	Uncle Vasinet
Alex Allin	...	Felix
Jim Gérald	...	Beauperthuis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marise Maia	...	Helene
Valentine Tessier	...	Customer
Alice Tissot	...	A cousin
Yvonneck	...	Nonancourt

Also Known As:

The Horse Ate the Hat (USA)
The Italian Straw Hat (USA)

Runtime:

60 min | Hong Kong:108 min | 122 min (16 fps)

Country:

France | Germany

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Company:

Films Albatros

Movie Connections:

Version of "Den italienska halmhatten" (1974)

Sublime comedy

I recently saw "The Italian Straw Hat" for the second time; on the silver screen yet! The plot is simple.A horse chews up a lady's straw hat.Her escort demands that it be replaced. This leads to all manner of complications. Slight? Perhaps. Funny? Absolutely hilarious - with not a word spoken!! If any reader gets a chance to see this film, or Clair's 'American' films - "The Ghost Goes West", "And Then There Were None", and: "I Married A Witch" - DO!